The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-08
From the New Orleans Chronicle.l
The Cure for Political RamcOr.

The State of Louisiana is witnessing to- day
extraordinary antics being enacted by two favor
lite sons, who if we are to admit the vociferous
claims OF their respective partsans, are the only
two among her numerous children who may
dare aspire to rule the roost."
Gov McEnery, who has been Governor now
near two terms, bears laurels which, for years,
have murdered the sleep" of ex- Coy. Mich
OILS and his followers Of restless outs" Three
years ago campaign OF exceeding malevoence
and bitter detractiOn was waged against Gov.
McEnery, in the name of Gen. Ogden, but in
reality In the interest of Gen. Nichols as the
event disclosed In the Baton Rouge Convention.
1t was the reaction from this unmerited
malevolence and calumny, We verify believe,
which, inspiring generous people, fond above
all things OF fair play, comprised the signal de-
feat Of Gen. Nichols candidacy before that
Convention, amid scenes Of the widest excite
ment.
Tie bitterness eDgendered then has proven en-
during; indeed, il has grown aspace ever since
Early in the present summer the organs Of Gov
Nichols, in bringing him forth as candidate
for the Govern0rship. opened the fOodgates 10
the old stream of abuse and calumny, which the
friends of McEnery might well have hoped had
become dry, or which from It's ancient, stale and
malOdorous nature might well have been SUI
fered to lie stagnant in it's OOZy bed.
The spectacle now offered in Gen. Nichols
preaching a crusade against a Democratic ad-
ministration all over the State, travelling from
parish 10 parish despite the great inconvenience
to himself incident to his gloriously manned
person, adds new sting to the already exacer-
bated feelings of Gov. McEnery and his friends
The MANNED hero proclaimed by his friends
as the apostle of reform, has assumed that role
in all earnestness
In the opening speech at Zachary last week
he promulgated his reform evangel. 1t is an in
vidious task, which finds old and we'll approved
rebuke in the Scriptures, to base ones claim on
the II am better than thou" principle. That
Governor Nichols and his friends should swing
around the circle soliciting Offices, honors and
distinctions at the cost of the wreck OF the good
name and character of an administration, per-
fectly Democratic after all, aud which has not
at al been failure, is deed which we appre-
bend, the Democratic party will not readily con-
secrate.
The bitter, unrelenting animoeities OF the
campaign in progress will grow In Violence for
1t cannot be that Gov. McEnery will remain 81
lent. He will doubtless take the stump too.
When the nominating convention assemblies
next winter there shall have been a chasm Gre
sted between the two rivals that no bridge of
compromise can span.
when a Governor Is elected who shall be the liv.
ing reminder 10 his worthy and Democratic pre-.
decessOr of the unmerited humiliation OF the I'M
founded calumny, and of all the malice and un-
charitableness which shall have characterized
the campaign against him.
On the other hand, the election OF Governor
McEnery for third term would be as undemo-
cratic as It would be unfortunate as a precedent.
To nominate General Nichols can never be but
. condemnation Of Governor McEnery upon all
the charges urged, or rather accepted a. true In
the formers extraordinary crusade. Governor
McEnery ought not, In violation Of custom con-
secrated by q century Of unbroken Observance
be nominated for third term. Hence the CAron.
icIe shall hail - the suspicious solution Of the
question the coming forth Of Q third man, whose
nomination will neither humiliate Governor Nc
Emery nor be Q toe severe rebuke to General
Nichols.